This time last year, London artist Rebecca Louise Law brought a sunshower of 16,000 real flowers to Times Square. This time around, Law has extended her passion for working with living medium to an unexpected place: taxidermy. The sculpture, Flora and Fauna, Editions, is a collaboration with artist and taxidermist Rose Robson that uses real pheasants and real flowers to ask the audience to reflect on Earth and its natural beauty.
“I felt frustrated working with paint and the constraints of the canvas. The expression was never quite enough in 2D. In 2003, I swapped my paints for flowers. My work strives to exemplify nature. Our relationship with nature as a human being is vital,” Law explains to The Creators Project. “I love observing the world and appreciating its intricate beauties. I create experiential installations that transcend into a fantastical worlds where life is paused for a moment and the viewer can discover nature.”
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Law’s intimate connection with nature is also reflected in her waste not, want not approach to materials. Once the flowers from her previous installations have dried, she stores them for later use, so her large-scale installations only continue to grow. ”I have been told that the larger installations can be quite overwhelming. I personally love the feeling of being cocooned in nature,” Law continues. “Every installation that I create can last forever within the right environment.”
Thus, we can all look forward to Law’s upcoming, permanent installation that will feature 70,000 living flowers in a permanent installation. Until then, check out some more photos of Flora and Fauna, Editions:
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